Scrum Master

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Good leaders must first become good servants.

Robert K. Greenleaf

Scrum Masters are servant leaders and coaches for an Agile Team. They help educate the team in Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban, and SAFe, ensuring that the agreed Agile process is being followed. They also help remove impediments and foster an environment that supports high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement.

Although the Scrum Master role is mainly based on standard Scrum, Agile Teams—even those teams that are applying Kanban—establish this position to help the team meet its goals and coordinate activities with other teams. ...

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